2 Bangladeshis clubbed to death in S Africa

Two Bangladeshi shopkeepers have been beaten to death in South Africa, according to media reports, bdnews24.com.

The reports of the international news agencies quoted police as saying the men, aged 26 and 27, were found dead on Thursday in the back room of their shop near the casino resort of Sun City, northwest of Johannesburg.

The victims were not named. The incident was the latest in a series of violent attacks on immigrants, they said. "They seem to have been hit with hard objects like a hammer, all over the body," police spokesman Thulani Ngubane was quoted as saying.

"They were confirmed dead on the scene," the police spokesperson further said